The Ellwood City Wolverine will be playing at home against the Hopewell Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ellwood City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
While Ellwood City has not struggled against Central Valley recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Ellwood City narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Central Valley 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ellwood City.
Amber McQuistion spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellie Kalantzis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Hopewell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. Their rough 10-1 loss to Beaver Falls might stick with them for a while.
Ellwood City pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hopewell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Ellwood City's way against Hopewell in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Ellwood City made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Ellwood City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hopewell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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